Abstract Objectives Kindness and compassion are prosocial constructs aimed at benefiting others, with the former focused on happiness latter suffering. Despite these distinctly different motivations, kindness often used interchangeably. If processes, they should respond differently to same facilitators inhibitors, a key moderator being likeability. Methods We cross-sectional survey design exami...

Self-compassion is a topic of growing research interest and is represented by six facets including selfkindness, self-judgement, mindfulness, over-identification, common humanity and isolation. Recent research interest has begun to examine the use of self-focused compassion and mindfulness as a way of alleviating the distress associated with psychological disorders. Little research exists to ex...

Problem Statement: Because research on self-compassion is novel, to examine the relationships between this construct and several psychological and educational variables is a necessity. One of these educational variables is achievement goals. Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between self-compassion and achievement goal orientations. Methods: The sample ...

OBJECTIVE We tested a hypothesized model consistent with the notion that self-compassion mediates the association between negative life events and suicidal risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors) in college students METHOD: The sample was comprised of 331 college students. Self-compassion facets (viz., self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and ov...

To counter the implications of fast academia, recent discourse has conceptualized slow movement as a catalyst for humanizing academy. Concurrently, there have been increased advocacy pedagogical kindness within educational settings. This paper focuses on human(e) elements learning and teaching, such empathy, kindness, compassion. Whilst emphasis in frequently placed hardware software teaching p...

Mindfulness-based meditation interventions have become increasingly popular in contemporary psychology. Other closely related meditation practices include loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and compassion meditation (CM), exercises oriented toward enhancing unconditional, positive emotional states of kindness and compassion. This article provides a review of the background, the techniques, and th...